Who to spice up "Victory rag"?

[Jorje]

Hello guys,
Just starting to learn Victory rag.
than i saw this video,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-KOkWH_QbA
this guys is adding few "special" parts who dont appears in the music sheet.
my question is what is the best way to learn those riffs?is there any method for it?
this guy is just playing so fast i cannot follow.
thanks

[slewis]

That's a very different question than your thread title suggests... You might consider changing it to "Victory Rag -- help with riffs?" or something like that!

[stanron]

I guess it's those three bits in the last time through where he's up the neck and playing high fretted notes and open strings to get those fast runs. The time for learning those runs is when you can play the basic tune at full speed. Can you do that?

[Jorje]

Originally Posted by slewis

That's a very different question than your thread title suggests... You might consider changing it to "Victory Rag -- help with riffs?" or something like that!

Thanks man. did it

[Jorje]

Originally Posted by stanron

I guess it's those three bits in the last time through where he's up the neck and playing high fretted notes and open strings to get those fast runs. The time for learning those runs is when you can play the basic tune at full speed. Can you do that?

Today I can play the basic pattern pretty well. now i want to learn how to add some flavor to it. i tried to slow down this audio but i couldnt find the exact notes. i guess the speed of playing makes it what it is. beside of the beauty of this lets say special part, i want to make my playin more variable and fun to me when i play.

[stanron]

Originally Posted by Jorje

Today I can play the basic pattern pretty well. now i want to learn how to add some flavor to it. i tried to slow down this audio but i couldnt find the exact notes. i guess the speed of playing makes it what it is. beside of the beauty of this lets say special part, i want to make my playin more variable and fun to me when i play.

OK try this for the phrase at 0.45

E╓─────────────────┬─────────────────┐
B╟───────0─────────┼───0───0─────────┤
G╟─────6───6───────┼─6───6───6───────┤
D╟───7───────7───7─┼───────────7───7─┤
A╟─0───────────0───┼─────────────0───┤
E╙─────────────────┴─────────────────┘

. .1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

This phrase is played with a different kind of alternate thumb picking. It is picked thumb, finger, thumb, finger, all the way through. Probably your first finger is strongest.

[Jorje]

Originally Posted by stanron

OK try this for the phrase at 0.45

E╓─────────────────┬─────────────────┐
B╟───────0─────────┼───0───0─────────┤
G╟─────6───6───────┼─6───6───6───────┤
D╟───7───────7───7─┼───────────7───7─┤
A╟─0───────────0───┼─────────────0───┤
E╙─────────────────┴─────────────────┘

. .1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

This phrase is played with a different kind of alternate thumb picking. It is picked thumb, finger, thumb, finger, all the way through. Probably your first finger is strongest.

Wow thanks, got to check it out.
about the 1:05 part, i think he is doing some scale. but he travel over the neck. i will appreciate your help here too

[Jorje]

anyone can help?